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...Committee of Concerned Alumni, which has often supported its own candidates, did not petition to have its own slate on the ballot. Peter D. Shultz '52, acting general secretary of the Alumni, said yesterday that CCA "could not find too much to object to in the slate offered...
...first post as school committeewoman, Barbara Ackermann found herself in the minority as a member of the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), a liberal reform civic group which has a party status in Cambridge city politics and now controls five out of the nine city councillor spots. The superintendent was an "independent" and was difficult to work with. "It was frustrating being in the minority and not in the same party as my superintendent Ackermann said so I established goals people couldn't be against--libraries, which at that time weren't in any of the schools. That's where...
Running for her third term on the City Council in November 1971 on the platform of rent control, Ackermann, along with four other CCA candidates, won and became the senior councillor of the majority party. In Cambridge the mayor is elected by the city councillors rather than by an at large election. As the member of her party with the most votes, Ackermann was elected mayor by a five to four vote in January. "I didn't really worry about running for mayor at all until it happened. I first thought of it when someone accused me of politicking...
...letter to The Crimson, the CCA praised the report for making an attempt to reach the community, calling it "a good first step." However, the Committee expressed dissatisfaction with Harvard's "lack of commitment"--especially concerning the current housing crisis in Cambridge. They also accused the University of evading the issue of tax-exempt institutions...
Last May, the CCA published a report entitled "Harvard and Housing in Cambridge." In the report, Harvard was held responsible for the present housing crisis and for contributing to the continuing changes in character in Cambridge. They blamed Harvard's real estate policy for creating a community of transient students and professionals, and suggested that the University build a mixture of student, faculty and community housing...